Counselling and Language Impairment

Supporting Adults with Aphasia and Other Neurological Disorders
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-03176-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: BPS Professional Practice and Development Series

This essential resource is a ‘one stop shop’ about counselling for adults experiencing a communication impairment after brain injury. Grounded in a strong evidence-base, it describes common language and communicative problems that emerge in the therapeutic setting, as well as strategies for how to manage them.

The book sets the foundation by taking the reader through the basics of human communication and brain injury. It then unpicks the complexity of acquired language impairments and how these present in the clinic, offering ways to approach working with clients experiencing a change in their communication. It merges this understanding with a range of therapeutic approaches to offer clinicians a comprehensive guide to supporting these clients with a focus on the healing influence of a therapeutic relationship and human compassion. The book includes activities, pause for thought and reflective moments, and case studies to bring the topic to life.

This book is written for psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists and mental health practitioners with little or no understanding of communication impairments such as aphasia. It provides necessary guidance to upskill these clinicians on how to offer counselling to adults who have been affected by a brain injury or neurological disorder.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Logopädie, Sprachstörungen, Stimmtherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin HNO-Heilkunde, Phoniatrie, Audiologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1) Human Communication

2) Brain injury and neurological disorders

3) Acquired communication impairments

4) The psychological impact of acquiring a communication impairment

5) Challenges and other considerations when providing counselling for this client group

6) Strategies to support communication

7) Counselling approach for this client group

8) Creative approaches to counselling

9) Counselling in the digital age

Conclusion

Appendix

Glossary

References

Über Autor(innen)

Rachel Adams is dual qualified and based in the UK. She originally trained and qualified in speech and language therapy and worked as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for 8 years. She then trained as a psychologist and completed a Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. Rachel now practices as a BPS Chartered Counselling Psychologist offering counselling and therapy to adults and is registered with the HCPC. She also works part time as an Associate Lecturer teaching counselling and psychology at degree level.